Tag Archives: UIA

Investment agency is hunting for a new ED as it waits for IGG report on restructuring Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | After making a detailed presentation about investment licensing at a breakfast meeting, Basil Ajer, the Acting Executive Director of Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), held his breath and said he …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE  | The Uganda Insurance Association (UIA) is sensitising importers of goods about marine insurance in a bid to complement efforts by the regulator –Insurance Regulatory Authority – in creating awareness and appreciation of the local purchase of this policy. This move is targeting different groups including; …

  Kampala, Uganda | PARLIAMENT UG | Parliament has deferred the debate on the Investment Code Bill to allow the Ministry of Finance and legislators to harmonise positions on controversial clauses in the proposed law. The Bill, first presented to Parliament in May 2017 seeks to revise, modernize and replace …

Investment body to nearly double its staff to promote investment, create jobs Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Jolly Kaguhangire, the executive director of Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is marking her first anniversary on the new job with restructuring at the investment agency aimed at marketing Uganda as a profitable …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The umbrella organization of insurers, the Uganda Insurance Association, has intensified a motor insurance awareness drive as part of its countrywide insurance literacy campaign. Miriam Magala, the chief executive officer of UIA said on Nov 29 that as part of the campaign, the association has …

Hike in trade licence fees and tedious property transfer blamed Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda has slid back in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking dropping seven places to 122 out of 190 economies. It is the sixth time in seven years that the East African nation …

THIS WEEK: Museveni expresses concern over the mushrooming authorities, agencies A letter addressed by president Museveni to the National Planning Authority, Ministers of Finance, Public Service and Presidency made rounds on social media throughout the week. Dated July 17, Museveni was complaining about the many unusable offices and asked these …

  Jolly Kaguhangire is the new executive director of the Uganda Investment Authority. She spoke to The Independent’s Isaac Khisa about the major reforms that await the agency. It is now a few months since you took over office as ED of UIA. What is your assessment of your performance …

Investors demand information on business opportunities Kampala, Uganda |Ian Katusiime| Since her appointment in April, Jolly Kaguhangire, the new executive director of Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has been in discussions with business people and government officials on how to make the country a globally competitive destination for investment. She has …

Stanbic Bank again makes Chinese businesses irresistible offers Uganda imported US$700 million worth of goods from China last year and exported goods valued at US$30 million over the same period, according to the latest government data. But the skewed trade figures between Uganda and the world’s second largest economy do …